追

音読おんよみ: ツイ

訓読くんよみ:

画数かくすう: 9 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 辶(しんにょう)

Meaning

Chase / Pursue / Follow

  • 追加ついか — addition, supplement
  • 追求ついきゅう — pursuit (of truth, ideals)
  • 追跡ついせき — tracking, pursuit
  • 追放ついほう — expulsion, exile
  • 追突ついとつ — rear-end collision

追 combines the 辶 (しんにょう: movement/running) radical with the phonetic ⻌ and ヨ (yo). It captures the idea of moving forward to follow or catch up with something or someone.

犬がねこいかけている。
The dog is chasing the cat.

つい説明せつめいをします。
I will add an additional explanation.

加
Creates
追加ついか — addition, supplement
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